Splurge in Guadalajara

Alcalde ★ 4.8

lafayette · Avenida Mexico 2903, Vallarta Norte, 44690 Guadalajara, Jalisco

Alcalde in Guadalajara is Paco Ruano's one-Michelin-star Avenida Mexico tasting-menu room since 2013, a Lafayette anchor for modern Mexican plates.

Alcalde ★ 4.8

lafayette · Avenida Mexico 2903, Vallarta Norte, 44690 Guadalajara, Jalisco

Alcalde in Guadalajara is Paco Ruano's Avenida Mexico room since 2013, modern Mexican on porcelain plates and the Lafayette anchor for one-star Michelin.

Tip: Lunch tasting at 14:00 is the easier reservation; the a la carte slow-cook short rib and the duck taco are the canonical.

Hueso ★ 4.5

lafayette · Calle Efrain Gonzalez Luna 2061, Colonia Obrera, 44150 Guadalajara, Jalisco

Hueso in Guadalajara is Alfonso Cadena's bone-walled installation on Efrain Gonzalez Luna, a Colonia Americana tasting-menu room and a Mexico-Guide listed.

Tip: The all-white dining room with thousands of bones suspended overhead is part of the experience; ask for a mezzanine table.

Magno Brasserie ★ 4.4

lafayette · Jose Guadalupe Zuno 2061, Colonia Americana, 44160 Guadalajara, Jalisco

Magno Brasserie in Guadalajara is the French brasserie on Jose Guadalupe Zuno under chef Paul Bentley, a Colonia Americana wood-oven room for porchetta.

Tip: Book the courtyard table; the 36-hour porchetta and house charcuterie are the canonical.

Allium ★ 4.4

providencia · Avenida Providencia 2411 Local 106, Providencia, 44630 Guadalajara, Jalisco

Allium in Guadalajara is the seasonal-garden tasting room on Avenida Providencia by Adolfo Galnares, a vegetable-forward kitchen sourcing from a rooftop.

Tip: The seasonal tasting at 19:00 is the easier seating; the rooftop-garden produce drives the rotating menu.

La Docena Oyster Bar Andares ★ 4.4

zapopan · Boulevard Puerta de Hierro 4659, Plaza Andares, 45116 Zapopan, Jalisco

La Docena Oyster Bar at Andares is the Zapopan branch on Puerta de Hierro, a Guadalajara seafood and raw-bar favourite for ceviche, oysters and grill plates.

Tip: Book the Andares branch for Sunday lunch; the docena de ostras and the carpaccio de hamachi are the canonical.

I Latina ★ 4.3

providencia · Avenida Inglaterra 3128, Vallarta Poniente, 44680 Guadalajara, Jalisco

I Latina in Guadalajara is the Inglaterra Latin-American tasting room, a Lafayette and Providencia fixture since 2011 for ceviche, octopus and grilled plates.

Tip: Bookings open the day-before via OpenTable; the tasting menu skews seafood and grill, with Mexican wines by the glass.